Industry Products

The CN Series enclosures are ideal for use as instrument cases, meter cases, and junction boxes in marine applications, wet and dirty industrial applications, and wash down environments. Optional mounting flanges are molded to the base of the enclosure, rather than the lid. This means the unit can be opened without the need to detach it from the wall.

Upgrades to Order Manager - a combined warehouse management system (WMS)/warehouse control system - include RFID support, enhanced order management, inventory control, and productivity reporting. Order Manager eliminates the need for multiple connections to a company's enterprise business systems (EBS). An EBS can communicate with Order Manager directly, avoiding multiple hardware and software vendor connections.

The TC8516 multiplexes 4-16 channels of T1/E1, one 10/100 Ethernet and four RS-232 channels over single mode (1300/1550nm) fiber. It supports distances to more than 100 km and offers a two-way, "one fiber" communication option to maximize fiber cable usage. The Ethernet port supports non-blocking full 100Mbps bandwidth. It is IEEE 802.3/802.3u/802.3x compliant.

The Fisher DVC2000 intelligent valve controller now has ATEX Certification to EEx ia 11C T4/T5, making it suitable for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.

The new InFusion enterprise control system combines capabilities from across Invensys with enterprise information and integration technologies from both Microsoft and SAP to dramatically reduce integration costs. With InFusion technology, most existing plant floor and enterprise systems can now be cost-effectively integrated into a common system.

The new RF and microwave signal generators extend PXI to 6.6 GHz for continuous-wave (CW) sourcing, common tunable local oscillator (LO) and stimulus-response applications. In a single 3U PXI slot, the RF and microwave signal generators also offer the best phase noise and jitter of any NI source. All seven generators use direct digital synthesis (DDS) for high-resolution frequency hopping or phase-continuous sweeping for characterization applications.

PCI version of the PXI-5922 flexible-resolution digitizer, also known as a PC-based oscilloscope, makes a wide range of dynamic measurements. This universal instrument is now available in a PCI form factor for applications in a variety of industries including communications, semiconductor, biomedical and ultrasonic nondestructive test (NDT).

The Quickdraw Conveyor for use in cleanroom environments has a 50 percent smaller footprint than other conveyor systems, making it ideal for laboratory environments. It has a height of 2-7/8 inches and is only 1-1/2 inches wider than the transport tray. Along with its compact size, the conveyor features zone buffering and integrated sensors that provide users with conveyor control within specific conveyor zones.

Analyzer software includes three analytical suites. Symbion-DX and Symbion-RX& provide a standard process analytical software environment for controlling, sequencing and networking analytical instruments, sampling systems and data analysis routines. Symbion LX is an analytical laboratory software suite for spectroscopic analysis, connectivity, compliance and control.

Interroll Corporation offers its popular 1700 Series universal conveyor roller with a Taperhex shaft design. The double spring-loaded Taperhex design allows the tapered hexagonal shaft to fit snuggly into side frame mounting holes, regardless of size or condition. The shaft design offers long-term performance reliability by providing a tight, self-adjusting fit that virtually eliminates movement and wear in the frame. The result is in significant noise-reduction and reduced maintenance costs in popular 1700 series applications including package and parcel handling, warehouse and distribution, food processing, security, and pharmaceutical.

Hall Effect Magnetic Sensors offers a fast response time, with all models able to operate in extreme temperatures ranging from - 20° C to + 60° C. Standard features include being UL-listed, PNP or NPN outputs, 2 or 3 wire , standard 2 meter cable, available diameters of 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 or 18mm, and available with ATEX approvals.

NANO I/O Server unit, one of the smallest embedded motherboard systems, is designed to support the ACCES I/O line of USB and PC/104 I/O modules along with the high-performance benefits of ETX. Featuring a motherboard/baseboard only 120mm across, the NANO right-angle mounted connectors include VGA, RS-232, four USB 2.0 ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard, and Ethernet.

TÜV certification of Micro Motion SIS Coriolis meters allows users to boost plant availability by using the flow and density measurement technology in safety instrumented systems in up to SIL-3 loops, per IEC 61508. The IEC certification reduces costs by eliminating costly documentation and analysis efforts associated with the alternative prior-use methodology of certification.

The 802.11 a/b/g industrial Wireless Ethernet Radios have 802.11i/WPA2 security with AES-CCMP and 802.1x, the most advanced security measures available. The simple, IT-friendly embedded software allows any network PC with a web browser and proper identification the ability to configure the devices. Because the software is embedded, there is no software installation required, eliminating the learning curve.

All standard functionalities of the Baumüller drives are stored in a data record in sizemaXX. They are always up-to-date and available to the user since the database can always be updated online. This allows for easily, quickly and precisely configuring complete drive groups. Up to six drive units, consisting of motor and converter, can be dimensioned in an interconnected system.

R-2000iB multi-purpose intelligent robot is for a wide range of applications. The R-J3iC Robot Controller has a vibration control function that virtually eliminates robot vibration during motion. For spot welding applications, the R-J3iC automatically optimizes servo-gun and robot motion, reducing the robot's cycle time by about 15 percent, which provides significant improvements in throughput and productivity.

12V, 24V and 48V DC Power Supplies feature a “universal” AC input ranging from 8 to 264 Volts AC. It is a compact, lightweight Power Supply design, measuring just 7” Long, by 4.5” wide and 2” tall. Rigid mounting is accomplished with 5 “M-3” threaded holes in the bottom of the Chassis.

The NSJ series eliminates the need for and cost of separate display and controller hardware and the wiring and labor needed to connect them. With true deterministic control, all NSJ HMIs have separate but integrated processors for display and control tasks, so control response is never compromised due to heavy graphics demands. Display screens range in size from 5.7 inches to 12.1 inches, and in resolution from 320x240 to 800x600. The NSJ features include built-in Ethernet, USB and serial programming ports and printer ports. Networking and I/O expansion options are also available.

Vibracon S LVL-B single rod for bulk materials has a tilted piezo drive that safeguards performance. Decoupling the process connection from the oscillating movement makes the sensor insensitive to external vibration and secures reliable measurement results.

The C-Series of the K-System intrinsic safety interface is only 12.5 mm wide, has 3-port galvanic isolation and very low power dissipation.

The FieldConnex® Power Hub for PROFIBUS provides selectable rRedundancy for the Gateway and for the Power Modules. Transparency of the Gateway lets all PA-devices appear to the DCS like native DP-slaves. The motherboard-based passive design and lowest heat dissipation provides for a very long service life.

Advanced Diagnostics Module (ADM) for the FieldConnex Power Hub supervises the quality of fieldbus communication from remote at the engineering station. Typical aspects that fieldbus users deal with are proper cable termination, EMC, insulation levels or faulty hardware, all of which are pinpointed quickly and efficiently with the new Advanced Diagnostics Module.

The expansion includes adding an automatic drain option, a low temperature option for arctic applications, and a new Stainless Steel Filter. The Type 350/360/370SS Series withstands harsh environments while providing highly accurate pressure regulation and filtration. The 316 stainless steel housing and filter assemblies and fluorocarbon diaphragm construction make the series compatible with sour gas and adaptable to off shore environments.

The stainless steel front bezel makes the PPC-158T suitable for chemical plants, pharmaceutical plants, petrochemical plants, kitchens in restaurants, and many other environments that require a high level of cleanliness. Speakers and OSD functions are standard, but can be removed at the customer’s request. A choice of resistive and capacitive touch screens is available.

Raptor Vision Software programming and camera setup are accomplished on an operator Interface by selecting tools from a broad range of inspection algorithms, including high accuracy measurement, defect detection, part location, package inspection, character reading, and data matrix code reading. Vision images are displayed on the Raptor® color touch-screen interface.

The SIO-104+16.485 PC/104 module has 16 RS-485 ports. Designed to meet the core needs of PC/104 applications requiring high reliability, small size, and long-term availability, the board is perfect for a wide variety of military, commercial, and industrial applications.

ServoSoft v2.3 Servo Sizing Software has CAM Profiles, Sequence Templates and Thermal Overload Models. CAM profiles help users optimize motion profiles. Sequence Templates make it easy to define a sequence for Rotary Knives, Flying Shears and Cut to Length applications. The overload monitoring models are used to ensure Infeed Modules, Inverters and Motors do not overheat when in an overload condition for a prolonged duration.

MOST's process control system, Matrix v. 8.0, leverages Wonderware's Industrial Application Server to automatically manage and coordinate the development, modification, and deployment of control application components. Each of these components or templates contain all the information necessary for alarming, trending, historization, and security for process control tasks including PID loops, motor control, I/O interfacing, and diagnostics.

HPBT RollerDrive offers more efficient power management with a reduced nominal current of 0.83A. It includes reduced noise emissions to below 60dBA while achieving application speeds of up to 315 feet per minute. Integral thermal protection eliminates the need for any external control and the HPBT interfaces readily with Interroll’s ‘Z’ card for any type of zero pressure accumulation solution.

Z card provides self-contained intelligence to control accumulation in four conveyor application zones, including any combination of straights, merge, divert or transfer. The Z card interfaces to all Interroll RollerDrive products – both brushed and brushless solutions – significantly enhancing the control capabilities of virtually any conveyor application.

GE Fanuc has added significant Biometric capabilities to its Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX 4.0 to enhance the safe and compliant operation of pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing processes. Biometrics, the ability to use a physical property of the operator such as a fingerprint or iris scan, can greatly reduce operator fatigue and response time.

Sensor/Actuator Cable (SAC) MINI cordsets are available with male or female contacts and as straight or angled versions. Designed to the industry standard, the 3-, 4-, and 5-position connectors are produced with standard single keying. Available as overmolded cordsets, field wireable and panel feed-through connectors, the MINI provides both design and user flexibility.

The 3B23 solenoid valve is designed for use in food service and processing applications that require media-separation. The 3B23 is compatible with a variety of media types such as water and chemicals which are contained within a valve cavity made with FDA-approved materials preventing any contact with the metal components of the solenoid operator.

CANopen LabVIEW Library makes it easy for engineers to create industrial control and measurement applications with connectivity to hundreds of industrial CANopen devices, including motion drives, sensors and distributed I/O. The new library is a collection of high-level, easy-to-use NI LabVIEW functions that convert high-speed NI Series 2 Controller Area Network (CAN) devices into fully functional CANopen master interfaces.

The LPB+ offers the option of adding an integrated geared pulley drive system. The belt pulley eliminates the need for a right angle gearbox, couplings and/or additional bearings - in turn, reducing cost, increasing performance, and reducing parts and engineering time for the system.

the Aport-211W enables RS-232/422/485 serial devices to be monitored and controlled through standard Web browsers without the need to install dedicated application software. The Aport-211W provides a transparent data channel between a serial device and the TCP/IP network, making the serial device accessible using standard TCP/IP protocols. The Aport-211W can function as a TCP server, TCP client, or even a UDP node on a network.

PlantTriage Performance Supervision Software now supervises Model Predictive Controllers (MPC). PlantTriage uses economic information and controller data to calculate assessments that quickly indicate if the MPC controller is continuing to provide a high return on investment. Without performance supervision in place, MPC controller performance often degrades over time, even to the point of being disabled by operations.

Requirements Gateway software links common requirements management tools such as Telelogic DOORS, IBM Rational RequisitePro and Microsoft Word to NI software development environments, including NI LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, NI TestStand and MATRIXx. Requirements Gateway significantly improves the quality and efficiency of designing new products by enabling requirements traceability from documentation to implementation.

LabVIEW Embedded Module for ADI Blackfin Processors extends the LabVIEW graphical dataflow development environment to directly target high-performance, low-power Blackfin Processors for faster embedded system development. The graphical development platform provides an out-of-the-box, integrated solution for solving real-world problems, empowering domain experts without embedded programming experience to overcome the traditional challenges of embedded development and deliver sophisticated applications quickly.

Objective Interface customers will now be able to use the royalty-free ThreadX RTOS—which occupies only a tiny footprint on the embedded target—in resource-constrained applications such as digital cameras, wireless systems and audio processors. Objective Interface developers will also use ThreadX to design high-performance, highly deterministic embedded applications, such as factory floor controllers, advanced telemetry systems and medical electronics.

Additions to the Platform for Automotive Systems include the velOSity royalty-free real-time microkernel, new CAN driver software, and support for next-generation office-in-the-car systems. velOSity is ideal for real-time, performance-critical, resource-constrained automotive electronic devices (ECUs), many of which lack off-chip memory, that can be found within in-car head units, handsets, dashboards, and body electronics.

SERVOSHAFT software enables users to run all three main functions of a control system on their own computers: data monitoring and collection on the PC (SCADA function), the PLC and motion control. In addition, a graphical user interface simplifies operation and considerably reduces programming time while making it easier to optimize machine performance. SERVOSHAFT makes it easy to switch from old, mechanical control systems to ultra-modern, multi-axis systems.

Ethernet Switches are available in 5 and 8 port managed or unmanaged versions with optional fiber capability. Designed to meet the demanding specifications of the industrial automation and transportation markets, the switch features DIN rail and wall mount design, redundant power input, reverse polarity protection, relay alarm output and has an easy configuration design.

The 375 Field Communicator successfully completed the Fieldbus Foundation's Host Interoperability Support Test (HIST). The 375 is an intrinsically safe handheld communicator that universally supports FOUNDATION fieldbus and HART devices from all suppliers.

"RELECO by TURCK" Catalog describes the 2-pole C12 changeover contact relay used for linking PC or PLC logic to machine operation. In addition, the catalog features new CSS relays used for either AC or DC inductive and resistive load switching.

AS-Interface is perhaps the most simple, yet powerful, fieldbus network for the connection of Actuators and Sensors. Now, the AS-Interface Network is supported by the most flexible, modular, and cost effective I/O System – The WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM.

The following products are to be highlighted for the first time at the Hanover Fair: Inductive position measuring system for the detection of absolute position; ML9 Miniature light beam switches; and Ident Control for RFID systems with Profinet Interface.

The new line of generator sets offer EPA Tier 3 certified (320-450 ekW), Tier 2 certified (455-550 ekW), and low BSFC (320-500 ekW) ratings. The 60 Hz generator set is designed for standby, prime and load management applications.

Consuming only 6.2µA, the AS1920/AS1922 family of triple voltage supervisory circuits is ideal for battery-powered equipment, computers, intelligent instruments, critical µP power monitoring, controllers and automotive applications.

The Premier Gas Series of turbine flowmeters provides extremely accurate gas flow measurement at a cost less than typical mass or ultrasonic type flowmeters. Designed to measure flow through a pipeline, this flowmeter provides high accuracy measurement for a variety of applications, including energy consumption, plant cost allocations, and general fiscal measurement.